PTSD-post traumatic stress disorder

jillio said:
Impossible to reduce it to that.
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I just did a quick read. Gestalt Therapy narrowed it down. Pretty interesting. I better mention it to my friend.
 
So you seek to treat the source of the problem rather than taking the easier, Pavlovian/"By the Rod, ye be reared" approach?

Are there statistics of its use within the Deaf community?

(and, regarding this thread, is there a certain approach more successful towards PTSD?)
 
Wokamuka said:
So you seek to treat the source of the problem rather than taking the easier, Pavlovian/"By the Rod, ye be reared" approach?

Are there statistics of its use within the Deaf community?

(and, regarding this thread, is there a certain approach more successful towards PTSD?)
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Absolutely. There are few statistics, and they are divided by diagnosis and treatment approach. It is more effective for some diagnoses than others, but has been shown to be effective with all DSM diagnoses. Some deaf individuals will do well with a Gestalt approach, while others will not, just as within the hearing population. It has been found to be one of the most overall effective approaches, though.

Gestalt has been shown to be quite effective with PTSD, and DBT (Dialectic Behavioral Therapy) has been shown to be very successful. DBT branches away from the strict behavior theories to include a connection between cognition and behavior.

Wanted to add that you are absolutely correct in that natural disasters have been responsible for the development of PTSD.
 
very normal for everyone who went thru the serious trauma such as fighting the war, mentally and physically abuses, and many more. I have a mild PSTD -- that I occasionally get a bad flashback from the incident in 2000.
 
jiro123 said:
yea... my best friend too... he has some PTSD from Afghanistan War and other classified wars but not as bad as your dad. war's ugly :| He spent a year or so with a therapist. He's doing great.
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I'm thrilled to hear that he went to a therapist...during my Dad's time, it wasn't very well received if a soldier went to a therapist...there was a sort of stigma attached to that. Nowdays it is much better and more accepting of soldiers to get therapy treatment.
 
jiro123 said:
so in english....? :confused::confused::confused: I know some of us would like to know more. Jillio and HearingHubby - please don't make this thread a war between what methods work better. Every experts have their own opinions on certain methods and some may work better on handful of people but it doesn't mean it's the best option. As long as ALL options (both unpopular and popular) are available, that's fine. Sometimes an ineffective method which does not work on majority of people may work on a few people. So let's just leave at that.
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You sound like a judge in court room.....did you bang your hammer a few times there also?? :giggle:
 
deafbajagal said:
I'm thrilled to hear that he went to a therapist...during my Dad's time, it wasn't very well received if a soldier went to a therapist...there was a sort of stigma attached to that. Nowdays it is much better and more accepting of soldiers to get therapy treatment.
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yea true. Back in old time... lot of things were a stigma. Military's actually educating their soldiers with videos and stories before soldiers go to wars. the study shows that it lessens the cases and impact of PTSD.
 
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